Touchy, touchy

Sure, some teachers, parents and students consider FCAT a four-letter word, or at least use some profane adjectives to describe it. Today, Jeb Bush's Foundation for Florida's Future sent out an e-mail offering up some facts about the test, which has been given to students all week and continues next week. The first thing it does is seek to separate Jeb from the test's creation: "True or False: Jeb Bush was Governor when the first FCAT was given?" (False, it was Lawton Chiles.) Wonder what that's all about. Click here to see the full release.

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Gradebook features education articles and insights on schools in Florida, focusing on Tampa Bay area schools. What's the latest from the Florida Department of Education? How is the FCAT being used to compare Florida schools? What's going on in Tampa Bay schools? Get an insider's view from the Times education reporting team.